pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
global scale; worldwide scale
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
this and that; one thing or another
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
danger; peril; hazard; risk